Invalidity · first instance · 2023-04-14
000119513
Contested design: 008487227-0001
Outcome
The invalidity application is rejected, and the applicant must bear the holder's costs fixed at EUR 400.
Show verbatim operative text
1. The application for a declaration of invalidity of registered Community design No 0084872270001 is rejected. 2. The applicant bears the holder’s costs, fixed at EUR 400.
CostsApplicant ordered to pay costs of €400
Parties
Applicant · invalidity challenger
Mitavo GmbHvia PDF extraction
Germany (DE)
Hofrat-Röhrer-Straße 14, 86161 Augsburg, Germany
Holder · RCD owner
Weiming Li
China (CN)
No. 7 Yanchong Group, Chongjian Village, Tuanshan Town, Shaodong County, Hunan, China
Represented by
Dimitris Morides
Prior art cited (4)
UK design registration extract for household goods and other table utensils
UK design registration No 6106279 · UKIPO database
automatic cap lifter/bottle opener
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00BYG7VI8 · Amazon · disclosed 2013-03-21
Chinese design registration extract
Chinese design registration No CN303316166S · CNIPA database
Chinese design registration extract
Chinese design registration No CN305200493S · CNIPA database
Legal grounds invoked
Argument summary
- ›The applicant sought invalidity for lack of novelty and individual character based on a UK design registration, an Amazon product listing, and two Chinese design registrations.
- ›The holder filed no observations in reply to the invalidity application.
- ›The Division accepted the Amazon listing as proof of prior disclosure, but disregarded the UK and Chinese registration extracts because the publication information was insufficient or untranslated.
- ›Comparing the accepted prior design with the contested design, the Division found clear differences in features where design freedom was broad, so the contested design remained new and had individual character.
Deciding panel
- MemberEnrico D’ERRICO
- MemberElisabetta FERRARO
- MemberIneta GALUBICKE
Decision files
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| deDeutsch (de) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| esespañol (es) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| frfrançais (fr) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| ititaliano (it) | machine translated | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
| enEnglish | original | Download original from EUIPO ↗ |
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